Laura Kurella is an award-winning, self-syndicated food columnist, an award-winning Food Stylist, and the author of two cookbooks: Fabulous Desserts and Fabulous Tiny Bites and beverage. Her column, Vitality Cuisine, appears each Tuesday in the
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Laura Kurella is an award-winning, self-syndicated food columnist, an award-winning Food Stylist, and the author of two cookbooks: Fabulous Desserts and Fabulous Tiny Bites and beverage. Her column, Vitality Cuisine, appears each Tuesday in the Sturgis Journal, and her Radio Recipe show can be heard Tuesday mornings at 7:15 am at WBETFM.com Questions or comments? Contact Laura at Laurakurella@yahoo.com.

There are some tastefully clever ways to recycle those leftover brats, such as saving them for a topping on pizza.

By Laura Kurella

June 11, 2013
9:01 a.m.

QUIP: Love fresh brats but they are not designed for a long life. Therefore, if you buy a package, which always have five in it – WHY? – you are likely to have cooked leftovers that are not as tasty as they are fresh-grilled.

Is there any way to use up those old brats in a tasteful way?

TIP: We are at the top of brat season and yes, there will be days when you open the fridge and find a few leftover ones staring back at you.

Day-old brats are not as delicious as their just-grilled former selves but, there is a terrific way to dress them so they can re-appear in another delicious dish – PIZZA!

Simply take whatever leftover brats you may have and either slice or cut them from their casing and crumble into bits. Place the meat in a freezer-safe container, mark what it contains and the date you are freezing it, and then store in freezer until the next time you make a pizza, a calzone, a pizza wrap, etc.

Almost any flavor brat will taste fabulous sprinkled across a pizza and this way you have a good three months to use it up!